Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Fire in the Minster
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Shambles
- Viking Boot
- Statue of the God Mars
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Bar Convent
- Viking Coins
- Lendal Tower
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Our Lady's Row
- King Edward I and York